Michigan: Polity Style: 1835-2026

26 Jan 1835	the inhabitants of part of the Territory of Michigan within the boundaries originally established in 1805 are authorized to form a constitution and state government in accordance with an act passed by the Legislative Council of the Territory of Michigan on 23 Jan 1835 and signed into law on 26 Jan 1835 (Michigan Territory Laws, 3:1356-1359; Democratic Free Press, No. 40, 28 Jan 1835, p. 2) [1]
24 Jun 1835	the people of the Territory of Michigan form a free and independent state by the name of the State of Michigan in accordance with the Constitution adopted and signed at a session of the Convention held in Detroit on 24 Jun 1835, pending the ratification by qualified electors (Michigan Conventions 1835-1836, p. 419)
2 Nov 1835	the Constitution of the State of Michigan is ratified at the election held on 5 and 6 Oct 1835 and a digest of the returns is certified by the President of the Convention on 2 Nov 1835 (Michigan Senate Journal, 1835-1836, p. 12, Senate Document No. 1, p. iii; Michigan House Journal, 1835-1836, p. 5) [2]
2 Nov 1835 -	State of Michigan
15 Jun 1836	the Constitution of the State of Michigan is accepted, ratified, and confirmed, the admission of Michigan to the Union is agreed upon, subject to the fulfillment of a certain condition, in accordance with an act passed by the Congress of the United States (Senate on 2 Apr 1836, House of Representatives on 13 Jun 1836) and signed into law on 15 Jun 1836 (Statutes at Large, 5:49-50) [3]
30 Sep 1836	the condition for the admission of Michigan, as approved by Congress, is rejected and protested against by the resolutions passed at the sessions of the Convention held in the village of Ann Arbor on 29 and 30 Sep 1836 and signed on 30 Sep 1836 (Michigan Conventions 1835-1836, p. 435, 542-545)
14 Dec 1836	the State of Michigan assented to the condition for its admission to the Union, in accordance with a resolution passed at the session of the Convention held in the village of Ann Arbor on 14 Dec 1836 (Michigan Conventions 1835-1836, pp. 452-453, 577-578)
26 Jan 1837	Michigan is admitted to the United States in accordance with an act passed by the Congress of the United States (Senate on 5 Jan 1837, House of Representatives on 25 Jan 1837) and signed into law on 26 Jan 1837 (Statutes at Large, 5:144) [4]

Full title: An Act to enable the people of Michigan to form a Constitution and State Government.
The Constitution's Schedule did not require the publication of official results, but the President of the Convention was entrusted with certifying a digest of returns and its submission to the Senate and House of Representatives of Michigan on the first Monday of November, i.e. 2 Nov 1835. The digest, signed by the President of the Convention on 2 Nov 1835, was submitted to the Senate and House of Representatives on 3 Nov 1835.
Full title: An Act to establish the northern boundary line of the State of Ohio, and to provide for the admission of the State of Michigan into the Union upon the conditions therein expressed. The condition for admission related to the recognition of boundaries with neighboring states.
Full title: An Act to admit the State of Michigan into the Union, upon an equal footing with the original States.